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Follow the Money: Conflicts of Interest Abound in USDA Organic Certification — Case Study: CCOF

Follow the Money: Conflicts of Interest Abound in USDA Organic Certification — Case Study: CCOF

by Mark Kastel | Jan 10, 2024 | OrganicEye Posts

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Mark Kastel’s recipe for homemade yogurt (made from fresh, unpasteurized milk)?

Mark Kastel’s recipe for homemade yogurt (made from fresh, unpasteurized milk)?

by Mark Kastel | Dec 22, 2023 | OrganicEye Posts

I source my fresh milk directly from a local farmer and friend. If you are using fresh milk, you will obviously want to obtain it from a certified organic farm or a farmer who practices organic crop production and animal husbandry. You can make yogurt with pasteurized...
Follow the Money: Conflicts of Interest Abound in USDA Organic Certification

Follow the Money: Conflicts of Interest Abound in USDA Organic Certification

by Mark Kastel | Dec 4, 2023 | OrganicEye Posts

Chino Valley Ranchers organic laying houses in Idalou, Texas, certified by CCOF Industry Watchdog Files Formal Legal Complaint Against Largest Certifier LA FARGE, WIS. — In the 1970s and 80s, as organic farming grew in the United States and became commercialized,...
Giving Tuesday: Be an Organic Champion and Underwrite This Work

Giving Tuesday: Be an Organic Champion and Underwrite This Work

by Mark Kastel | Nov 27, 2023 | OrganicEye Posts

Farmhouse set against rolling green hills Donate End-run around the corrupt USDA–Controlling organic certification Hello Organic Farmers and Eaters Who Depend on Honesty and Authenticity,  Who owns the organic label? We all do! We are about to launch our...
Remembering Roger Blobaum: A Pioneer, Leader, and Historian of the Organic Movement (1929-2023)

Remembering Roger Blobaum: A Pioneer, Leader, and Historian of the Organic Movement (1929-2023)

by Mark Kastel | Nov 10, 2023 | OrganicEye Posts

At OrganicEye we mourn the passing of a good friend, Roger Blobaum. I’m not sure who introduced us over 25 years ago, but he quickly became a mentor as Will Fantle and I launched The Cornucopia Institute and I began my career as an “organic industry watchdog.” ...
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